INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF INSTALLING APPLICATION PROGRAM

• US 20070169119A1
• Filed: 12/05/2006
• Published: 07/19/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Ayutthaya Limited (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Ayutthaya Limited (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Osada, Mamoru
• Granted Patent: US 8,239,857 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/174
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation

Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes a receiving unit configured to receive an application including a first application for the information processing apparatus, and a second application for a device other than the information processing apparatus, an installing unit configured to install the application received by the receiving unit, and an acquiring unit configured to acquire information for identifying a device on which to install the second application included in the application, wherein the installing unit installs the first application included in the application on the information processing apparatus, and sends the second application included in the application to the device identified by the information acquired by the acquiring unit.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a receiving unit configured to receive an application, wherein the application includes a first application associated with the information processing apparatus, and a second application associated with a device other than the information processing apparatus;

an installing unit configured to install the application received by the receiving unit; and

an acquiring unit configured to acquire information identifying the device associated with the second application included in the application,

wherein the installing unit installs the first application included in the application on the information processing apparatus, and sends the second application included in the application to the device identified by the information acquired by the acquiring unit.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the application further includes attribute information that includes information identifying the information identifying the device associated with the second application, information identifying the first application and information identifying the second application included in the application, and

wherein the installing unit installs an application identified based on the information identifying the first application included in the attribute information, and sends an application identified based on the information identifying the second application to the identified device.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the attribute information included in the application includes start order information of the first application and the second application, and

wherein the installing unit determines, based on the start order information, whether to instruct the identified device to start the second application before the installed first application is started, or whether to start the first application before the second application is started.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the receiving unit further receives a license concerning the received application,

wherein the license includes attribute information concerning the license, a first license concerning the first application, and a second license concerning the second application, and

wherein the installing unit installs the first application using the first license and sends the second license together with the second application to the device identified by the information acquired by the acquiring unit.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the first application and the second application are encrypted,

wherein the first license includes first decryption information for decrypting the encrypted first application,

wherein the second license includes second decryption information for decrypting the encrypted second application, and

wherein the installing unit decrypts the encrypted first application using the first decryption information, and sends the second license including the second decryption information together with the second application to the device identified by the information acquired by the acquiring unit.

6. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a receiving unit configured to receive an application;

an installing unit configured to perform processing concerning installation of the application received by the receiving unit; and

a determining unit configured to determine whether the application includes an application associated with an external device other than the information processing apparatus,

wherein, if the determining unit determines that the application does not include an application associated with an external device other than the information processing apparatus, the installing unit installs the application on the information processing apparatus, and

wherein, if the determining unit determines that the application includes an application associated with an external device other than the information processing apparatus, the installing unit identifies a first application for the information processing apparatus included in the application, installs the identified first application on the information processing apparatus, identifies a second application associated with the external device included in the application, and sends the identified second application to the external device.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the application further includes attribute information of the application, and

wherein, if information indicating that plural applications are stored in the application is described in the attribute information, the determining unit determines that the application includes an application associated with an external device other than the information processing apparatus.

8. A method for installing an application on an information processing apparatus, the method comprising:

receiving an application that includes a first application associated with the information processing apparatus and a second application associated with a device other than the information processing apparatus;

installing the application received; and

acquiring information identifying the device associated with the second application included in the application,

wherein installing the application received includes installing the first application included in the application on the information processing apparatus and sending the second application included in the application to the device identified by the information acquired.

9. A method for installing an application on an information processing apparatus, the method comprising:

receiving an application,

performing processing concerning installation of the application received; and

determining whether the application includes an application associated with an external device other than the information processing apparatus,

wherein, if it is determined that the application does not include an application associated with an external device other than the information processing apparatus, the application is installed on the information processing apparatus, and

if it is determined that the application includes an application associated with an external device other than the information processing apparatus, identifying a first application associated with the information processing apparatus included in the application, installing the identified first application on the information processing apparatus, identifying a second application associated with the external device included in the application, and sending the identified second application to the external device.

10. A storage medium storing a program for executing a method for installing an application on an information processing apparatus, the program comprising:

a receiving module for receiving an application that includes a first application associated with the information processing apparatus and a second application associated with a device other than the information processing apparatus;

an installing module for installing the application received in the receiving module; and

an acquiring module for acquiring information identifying the device associated with the second application included in the application,

wherein the installing module includes installing the first application included in the application on the information processing apparatus, and sending the second application included in the application to the device identified by the information acquired in the acquiring module.

11. A memory medium storing a program for executing a method for installing an application on an information processing apparatus, the program comprising:

a receiving module for receiving an application,

an installing module for performing processing concerning installation of the application received in the receiving module; and

a determining module for determining whether the application includes an application associated with an external device other than the information processing apparatus,

wherein, if it is determined in the determining module that the application does not include an application associated with an external device other than the information processing apparatus, the installing module includes installing the application on the information processing apparatus, and

wherein, if it is determined in the determining module that the application includes an application associated with an external device other than the information processing apparatus, the installing module includes identifying a first application associated with the information processing apparatus included in the application, installing the identified first application on the information processing apparatus, identifying a second application associated with the external device included in the application, and sending the identified second application to the external device.